Specifications

VMware, Inc. 139
Chapter 3 Using the VMware Management Interface
To!start!the!Apache!server,!type:!/etc/init.d/httpd.vmware start
To!stop!the!Apache!server,!type:!/etc/init.d/httpd.vmware stop
To!restart!the!Apache!server,!type:!/etc/init.d/httpd.vmware restart
Setting a MIME Type to Launch the VMware Remote
Console
From!a!browser,!you!can!connect!to!a!virtual!machine!from!a!remote!console!by!clicking!
the!terminal!icon!(!!)!for!that!virtual!machine.!Before!doing!so,!Netscape!and!Mozilla!
users!need!to!define!a!MIME!type!of!x-vmware-console!and!associate!it!with!the!
remote!console!program!file.!Internet!Explorer
!is!automatically!configured!when!you!
install!the!console.!
Setting the MIME Type in Netscape 7.0 and Mozilla 1.x
If!you!are!using!Netscape!7.0!or!Mozilla!1.x!and!want!to!launch!the!VMware!Remote!
Console!from!the!VMware!Management!Interface,!you!must!set!a!MIME!type!for!the!
remote!console!program.
The!procedure!is!similar!for!Windows!and! Linux!hosts.!Both!involv e!writing!a!short!
script!that!provides!the!
command!to!launch!the!remote!console.
To set the MIME type in Netscape or Mozilla
1Open!a!text!editor!and!do!one!of!the!following.
! On!a!Windows!host,!write!a!short!batch!file!called!
vmwareConsole-helper.bat.!
The!batch!file!must!contain!the!following!line:
“<path_to_vmwareConsole>” -o “%1”
where!the!default!<path_to_vmwareConsole> is!
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Remote
Console\vmwareConsole.exe
! On!a!Linux!host,!write!a!short!shell!script!called!
vmware-console-helper.sh.!
The!shell!script!must!contain!the!following!two!lines:
#!/bin/sh
“<path_to_vmware-console>” -o $1 > /dev/null 2>&1;
where!the!default!<path_to_vmware-console>!is!
/usr/bin/vmware-console.!